GUEST POST: How many of us have dreams that we never quite manage to achieve? OK – some of them would never happen, however much we want them to. But others are within our reach…..it just never seems to be the right time to do it. Or perhaps we are too scared to try…..maybe it[Read More]
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Is Stress Sabotaging Your Health, and Waistline?
GUEST POST: Feeling stressed makes us hungry for all the wrong foods – bad news in our quest for healthy living. So what can we do? We’ve all done it. Mindlessly wolfed down a triple by-pass burger and chips in front of the computer as we try to meet a work deadline. Or[Read More]
What’s The Deal With Pot/Marijuana Use After Surgery?
GUEST POST: This coming July 1st (2018) will not only be Canada Day, but it will also mark the legalization of marijuana (aka pot, weed, cannabis) in Canada. While we have the occasional patient ask us if smoking marijuana is okay after bariatric or weight loss surgery, we anticipate that this question will become[Read More]
It’s Time For All the Re-‘s
So that’s that, then: the darkness is upon us (or at least it is in the UK). We’ve got used to the clocks going back; Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night have been and gone; and very soon it will be dark at 4 pm. In the past I might have fought against this closing in of[Read More]
Stress Less, Weigh Less!
GUEST POST: A bit of stress can fire us up – raising adrenaline levels and a desire to succeed. But chronic stress can lead to persistently high levels of the hormone cortisol, which appears to play a role in obesity and the pattern of fat deposition around the middle. This beer belly, paunch or[Read More]